Added on March 29, 2013
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entertaining , tabletop
DD: Tell us a little bit about Maxwell Silver New York and what inspired you to pursue this business. Lisa: While planning my own wedding, I was so frustrated by my inability to find inspiring dinnerware through the “traditional” registry options: department stores or china specialty stores. At this time of creating a personal statement with [...]
Added on March 28, 2013
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ambiente 2013 , entertaining , tabletop
Elegant, minimalist and delicately colored this striking blown glass tabletop and serving collection with coral branch details by Massimo Lunardon creates a magical tablescape dispensing with the need for a centerpiece – Massimo’s tabletop sculpture is all the art your table needs. Massimo Lunardon’s Glasswares booth at Ambiente 2013. Décor Resources: Ambiente, Massimo Lunardon
Added on March 27, 2013
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ambiente 2013 , entertaining , tabletop
I first discovered Danish ceramics artist Anne Black at the 2012 Tendence show, and I was thrilled to see her exhibiting again at the 2013 Ambiente show. I’m smitten with the simple, yet beautifully elegant lines and soothing color palettes of Anne Black’s 2013 handcrafted ceramics collection. Two of my favorite discoveries are shown here. [...]
Added on March 26, 2013
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ambiente 2013 , entertaining , holiday table , tabletop
While at the 2013 Ambiente show I had the incredible fortunate of meeting the man behind the Borosi brand, Michael Schwarzmüller. I was intrigued with the artful bespoke design of the glass vase shown in the above photo and I asked the artist how long a piece as exquisite as that one takes to create. [...]
Added on March 25, 2013
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ambiente 2013 , entertaining , tabletop
Butterflies and stripes were trending at the 2013 Ambiente show and so clearly on display at the Vista Alegre booth. Famed fashion house Christian Lacroix has lent its designing talent to a new porcelain tabletop collection for Vista Alegre which includes Lacroix’s celebrated watercolor stripe pattern. The Christian Lacroix Maison collection for Vista Alegre consists [...]
Added on March 19, 2013
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The beauty and timeless elegance of Scalamandre coverings was on display at the 2013 Ambiente’s tabletop section. This beautiful collection is named “Bouvier” in homage to style icon and former First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis who had this classical Scalamandre patterned wall paper gracing the walls of her Fifth Avenue apartment. Each piece in [...]
Added on March 13, 2013
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ambiente 2013 , entertaining , tabletop
Finish designers and 2013 Talents, Juha Luukko and Katrina Seppala of Latimeria, created these beautifully engraved metallic serving dishes above and the creative tree-like pasta serving utensils, below. The designing team exhibited their artful tableware designs at Ambiente 2013.
Added on March 12, 2013
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Czechoslovakian designers Iva Tattermuschova and Jakub Stepanek’s 2013 Ambiente Talents’ tabletop exhibition was both captivating and evocative. They asked noted artists and designers to create a unique hand crafted and hand painted tableware product; be it a plate, bowl or crystal stemware, but there was a slight twist to the invitation. All contributing designs had [...]
Added on November 1, 2012
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HOLIDAY RECIPES APPETIZER Interior Designer, Layla Altman of Posh Living’s Crescent Chicken Squares Recipe. SIDE DISH Interior Designer Olga Adler’s Mini-Lemon Potato Latkes with Ginger & Avocado Creme. Recipe Kitchen and Bath Designer Paul Anater’s Baguette Inspired Bread Recipe. Kitchen & Bath Designer Jennifer Gilmer’s Corn Soufflé Recipe. DESSERT Interior Designer Andie Day’s German Coffee [...]
Added on October 31, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Eric Corey Freed for Liebherr Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for modern and colorful ice place dinner party theme: Furniture: Long slab of elegantly sparkling translucent counter top securely anchored to custom designed table base. Sparse picnic style bench seating. Cut-out lighting pendant in vibrant Sun yellow. Dinnerware: Common [...]
Added on October 29, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Tessa Moore for Velvet Antler Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for an enchanting evening of high drama and color: Furniture: Square dining table dramatically dressed in rich sari textiles. Exotic cushions embellished with metallics and crystal beading dress up simple dining chairs. Dinnerware: Beaded edge dinner plates stamped [...]
Added on October 26, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Christian Berard Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for luxurious and elegant French inspired rustic dining theme: Furniture: Heavy use of wood: organic, raw slab of wood polished to an elegant luster; functional wood dining chairs with slatted chair backs; cushioned wood bench. Aged and weathered wood rustic chandelier. Dinnerware: [...]
Added on October 25, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Eric Warner for Aesthe Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a simple and elegant outdoor dining theme: Furniture: Custom designed dining table that is equal parts art and function. Bamboo inspired dining chairs painted in a lustrous gilded finish. IKEA daisy light pendent. Dinnerware: White China plates adorned with [...]
Added on October 22, 2012
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Serene, beautiful kitchen design by award-winning designer and Aging-in-Place specialist, Andie Day. The always elegant and stylish, Boston-based designer, Andie Day, shares the following fabulous and chic holiday decorating advice: Whether you envision holidays filled with elegantly decorated rooms or radiating exquisite simplicity the key to success is an organized home. We suggest tackling this [...]
Added on October 19, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Stefan Beckman for Coca Cola Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for chilly, eco-chic glass palace dinner party theme: Furniture: Long glass table with iced, shimmering stone table top finish composed of recycled glass materials. White dining chairs, with one red chair. Recycled green glass orbs transformed into a unique [...]
Added on October 18, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Ethan Allen Tablescape Design (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for whimsically pink and casual garden themed dinner party: Furniture: White dining table. Deep pink ornately carved dining chairs with subtle pink dot-patterned upholstery. A surprising touch of elegance and luxury is introduced into the casual garden dining experience with the unexpected [...]
Added on October 17, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Rauber & Rauber Interiors for New York Times’ Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for romantic, Middle Eastern inspired dinner party theme: Furniture: Brass table and hammered brass stools. Tent dressed in flowing, sheer drapes. Custom designed ornate light pendant. Dinnerware: Richly patterned dinner plates in exotic earthen reds, golds [...]
Added on October 16, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Tablescape design by ECHO Designs (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for exotically striking tribal dinner party theme: Furniture: Long, rectangular white lacquer table. Custom designed lacquered white square ottomans upholstered in a spectrum of neutral-toned colors and infused with an interesting variety of tone-on-tone exotic tribal patterns and Indian design motifs. [...]
Added on October 15, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Tracey Reese for EFFEN Vodka Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for uptown bar dining theme: Furniture: High bar-level table with rounded matte aluminum finished table top. White lacquered bar stools. Simple contemporary over-sized lamp shade pendant light. Dinnerware: Plain white dinner plates. Stream-lined nickel-plated flatware. 70s’ bar inspired stemware. Color [...]
Added on October 12, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Kravet Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a delightful and colorful zen-like dining theme: Furniture: Custom designed curvy bench dressed in exquisite Kravet Couture upholstery (you can substitute your favorite fabric). Custom designed dining table – great project table idea for the DIY-er in your family or circle of friends. [...]
Added on October 11, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Fashion Institute of Technology design team mentored by Preston Bailey (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for magical forest dining theme befitting a stylish wood nymph: Furniture: Charming chopped wood logs. Draped round table. Cascade of votive hanging vases for mystical lighting. Dinnerware: Organic wood plates. Forestry organic centerpiece replete with lush [...]
Added on October 10, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Jeffrey Brooks Interior Design Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011) Table Setting Design Ingredients for an enchanted dining theme: Furniture: Glass tabletop. White simple line chairs. Lush cushion bench replete with cozy, yet luxe faux fur decorative pillows. Glam lighting. Dinnerware: Black plates sitting atop glamorous silver chargers. Color Palette: Silver, black, white, deep red [...]
Added on October 9, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Design Within Reach Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for homage to your favorite design theme: Furniture: Oval stone top table, A motley blend of iconic chairs birthed from great design minds. Timeless chandelier that will stop guests in their tracks as they marvel at the extraordinary artistry of light [...]
Added on October 8, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Scandia Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a modern and elegant icy winter wonderland theme: Furniture: Frosty silver painted tables. Tree branches decorated with fabric icicles and icy, white LED lights. Snow white drapes. Fluffy white cushions and back pillows atop a grey-white high-back bench. For added drama line [...]
Added on October 5, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Arpad Baksa Design (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for casual, romantic outdoor dining whether in an urban or suburban setting: Furniture: Simple white outdoor table. Metal mesh chairs. Cascading, floating garden orbs with carefully placed candles. Necklace of spherical paper lanterns, strung along the table umbrella beams, add warmth and light. [...]
Added on October 4, 2012
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creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Libby Langdon for Liebherr (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012) Table Setting Design Ingredients for casual, yet refined al fresco dining atmosphere: Furniture: Weathered, patina-finish dining table. Comfortable, contemporary wing chairs for end of table. Fully cushioned dining chairs dressed in exotic ikat upholstery. Tuscan wine bottle inspired chandelier tiered to a charming, aged wood slab. [...]
Added on October 3, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Maya Romanoff tablescape designed by Roger Thomas (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012) Table Setting Design Ingredients for golden, elegance theme: Furniture: Round table dressed in shimmery gold table linen. Round glass top sitting pretty atop sparkling diamond wall covering, cut to shape. Golden bamboo inspired chairs draped in sophisticated gilded fabric. Dinnerware: Gold flatware. Gold [...]
Added on October 2, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Jesgordon Properfun Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011) Table Setting Design Ingredients for shocking and bold tablescape: Furniture: Warm wood table for neutral backdrop. White sleek and modern dining chairs. Futuristic, bee-hive inspired white bookshelves. Gauzy light pendant. Dinnerware: Translucent glass or plastic trays with fluorescent trim or battery powered LED track light. [...]
Added on October 1, 2012
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christmas , creative decorating ideas , entertaining , holiday table , new years eve , party , tabletop , thanksgiving
Tablescape befitting a Sea Goddess designed by Marie Aiello for Resource Furniture (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for shimmery,glamorous underwater theme: Furniture: Lucite tabletop with cast aluminum legs dining table by Resource Furniture and Tord Boontje Coral inspired crystal chandelier. Dinnerware: L’Objet plates and William Yeoward crystal. Color Palette: Silver, sun-bleached [...]
Added on November 18, 2010
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The photo above is one of my all-time favorite design projects. The kitchen in question was a labor of love for my client as much as it was for me. My client was a baker, a baker’s baker. Our goal was to give her enough room, the right equipment and the perfect atmosphere for her [...]
